catapult magazine

Items tagged adult

• More than I asked for

  Prayer for a test yields a surprising lesson.

• The photo project

  A sampling of images and mini-essays from a unique interactive project.

• Tale of two children

  What folk tales and the biblical narrative have to offer about the process of growing up.

• Conversation: “When I Grow Up”

  Contribute your stories comparing your childhood ideals with the reality of growing up.

• These things remain

  Reflections on the occasion of a not-so-pivotal birthday.

• Thanks, Mom

  Confronting the inner child as an adult living in mom and dad's home.

• Standing alone

  A review of the 1974 young adult novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.

• Coming to consciousness

  How adults and children can walk together on the journey toward discovering grace and self.

• Kid stories

  Why are kids so stinking funny?  Share your favorite stories.

• The roaring twenties

  On surrendering control and remembering how to play in a season of inevitable change.

• Of drunken birds and calling to best friendship

  A reflection on adulthood, hard friendships and the nature of commitment.

• In the moment

  Learning through all five senses at a home away from home.

• A huge gap

  A personal reflection on weight, prompted by the ABC Family show, Huge.

• Teach your children well

  A case for a more accurate and hopeful view of today's young adults.

• A playful revolution

  Rediscovering play as a young adult in a new city.

• Refurbished faith

  Considering the future form of a hand-me-down dresser.

• Child’s play

  On making room to kindle our childhood imaginations.

• Why play?

  Just say “no” to working too much.

• Playing at life

  A case for fewer measurable goals, and a lot more screwing around.

• A secret prison

  On the things we carry in late adolescence.